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Helen Longino's Birth
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Helen Longino's Bachelor Degree
Helen Longino earns her Bachelor's of Arts in English literature from Barnard College -
Master's Degree
Longino earns her Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Sussex, England. -
Doctorate Degree
Longino earns her Doctorate from John Hopkins University located in Baltimore, Maryland. She studied under Peter Achinstein, who received his PhD from Harvard University. Her dissertation dealt with Interference and Scientific Discovery. -
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First Teaching Venture
Langino teaches at University of California, San Diego -
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Second Teaching Venture
Langino begins teaching at Mills College -
Science as a Social Knowledge
Longino's first book, "Science as Social Knowledge", suggests that evidence or data by itself does not necessarily prove or disprove a hypothesis, it is only when human values and input deems what is or isn't relevant. Longino goes on to argue that when hypotheses can be upheld even under criticism from various angles does it become knowledge. -
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Third Teaching Venture
Langino teaches at Rice University -
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Fourth Teaching Venture
Langino teaches at University of Minnesota -
The Fate of Knowledge
Longino "...explores and attempts to reconcile the accounts of knowledge of philosophers and sociologists of science..." in her second book. -
Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality
Longino, in her newest book, advocates for more awareness in the wide range of perspectives, as well as what factors can play into and result in the different perspectives. -
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Various Presidential and Vice Presidential Chairs
President of the Philosophy of Science Association (2013-2014), First Vice President of the division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the the Union of History and Philosophy of Science (2016-2019)